# N205BR: 1968 Bell 205A-1, registration cancelled 2007-09-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 20, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 205A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1) (registry code 1181414)
- Engine: [Lycoming T-53 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (registry code 41552)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30033
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: July 16, 1999
- Certificate issued: August 18, 1998
- Last registry action: August 21, 2007
- Mode S code: A1A4BF
- Owner when cancelled: [Idaho Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/IDAHO%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Boise, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Boise)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.5548° N, 116.2214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83705, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N205BR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=205BR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N205BR-2007-09-20

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Bell 205A-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX07TA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07TA227), Jul 23, 2007: Bell 205 A1++ (N205BR), Happy Camp, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the trees during a long-line operation. Contributing factors were the Forest Service's inadequate communication between crews, failure to properly…
- [NTSB DEN01TA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01TA134), Jul 31, 2001: Bell 205A-1 (N205BR), Jackson, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the Bell 212 helicopter pilot's inadequate visual lookout which resulted in a midair collision.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20070723020949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070723020949A), Jul 23, 2007: Bell 205A1 (N205BR), Happy Camp, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) During a firefighting operation for the U.S. Forest service, the helicopter weas transporting supplies for ground crews via a long line. The helicopter…
- [Accident 20010731021401A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010731021401A), Jul 31, 2001: Bell 205A1 (N205BR), Jackson, WY, No damage. (-23) While hovering to pickup a load of water, the main rotor blades was struck by another helicopters water bucket that had arrived at the same pond for…

## Other aircraft with N205BR

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N205BR): Vans RV-12IS, S/N 121121, built 2021

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